FAO in Indonesia

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14 August 2023
As an archipelago country, with more than 17 500 islands and 6.8 million km2 of territorial water, Indonesia has huge marine and fisheries resources potential for sustainable development. It has around 12 million tonnes of sustainable fisheries potential annually and around 24.87 million tonnes of fisheries production (including seaweed) in 2022....
10 August 2023
South Barito - It has been three years since the last beje harvest in Batilap Village, Dusun Hilir Sub-district, South Barito District. No less than 150 kilograms of local fish, such as toman and biawan, were caught from a 50-meter square beje pond earlier that day, on a sunny August....
09 August 2023
A Resolution on “Encouraging the Application of the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry Sectors” was adopted during the 44th General Assembly of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), held on 5-11 August in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Resolution, sponsored by Viet Nam, calls upon AIPA Member Parliaments to...
26 July 2023
Maros, 26/7/2023 In Jenetaesa, there is a triangular relationship between wild animals, domestic livestock, and humans, which constantly poses a risk of zoonotic virus transmission. This village in the province of South Sulawesi is home to a significant population of bats that live near humans, who raise livestock or run poultry...
22 July 2023
A group of women engaged in fish processing activities in Banyuwangi has successfully increased the income of fisher families by 40%. In 2017, Retno Setyowati's family relocated to Blimbingsari, a fisher village near the beach, 20 kilometers from Banyuwangi's center in the far east of Java Island, after facing a setback...